Foreword
Overview China in the New Era of Consumption
I. Main Trend in the New Era of Consumption
II. Consumption Upgrading Promoting High-Quality Development
III. Promote Structural Reform in the Context of Consumption-Oriented Transformation
Chapter 1 The World’s Largest Consumer Market
Section 1 Enter the New Era of Consumption
I. Continual Expansion of Consumption Scale
II. Overall Rapid Growth of New Forms of Consumption
III. Formation of New Consumer Groups
IV. Popularization of New Consumption Concepts
V. Impetus for Entering the New Era of Consumption
Section 2 Consumption under the Impact of Pandemic
I. 2020: Consumption Was Seriously Impacted by the Pandemic
II. Pandemic Has not Changed the Long-Term Growth Trend of Consumption
Section 3 14th Five-Year Plan: Consumption Will Maintain Fairly Rapid Growth
I. Continual Growth of Consumer Market
II. Consumption Standard Keeps on Rising
III. China Will Become the World’s Largest Consumer Market
Chapter 2 Cities Drive Consumption
Section 1 Integration of Urbanization with Consumption Upgrading
I. Consumption Upgrading and Urbanization
II. Urbanization Drives Consumption Upgrading
III. Consumption Function and Consumption Bearing Capacity Influence the Competitiveness of Cities
IV. Cities in China Strive to Foster New Forms of Consumption
Section 2 Growth Space for Consumption in Urbanization
I. Urbanization Is Still in Accelerated Development
II. Urbanization Brings Huge Consumption and Investment Demands
III. Urbanization Produces Huge Scale Effect of Public Consumption
IV. Continuous Release of Consumption Demands Triggered by Urbanization
Section 3 Big Cities and Metropolitan Areas Become Consumption Centers
I. New Trend of Population Gathering in Central Cities and City Clusters
II. Metropolitan Areas Become a Windvane Leading Consumption Upgrading
III. Regional Integration Pushes the Development of Regional Consumption Center Cities
Section 4 International Influence of Urbanization and Consumption Upgrading
I. An Emerging Power in Pursuit of International Quality for Commodities and Services
II. Rising of International Consumption Center Cities
III. Important Influence on Regional Economy and World Economy
Chapter 3 Promote Rural Consumption in All Aspects
Section 1 Rural Area Is a Big Consumer Market
I. A Massive Rural Population in China
II. Income Level of Rural Residents Keeps on Rising
III. Rural Area Is a Growing Big Consumer Market
Section 2 Silent Changes in Rural Consumption
I. Upgrading of Durable Consumer Goods for Rural Residents
II. Rapid Growing of Public Consumption Demands of Rural Residents
III. Fairly Rapid Growth of New Types of Consumption of Rural Residents
Section 3 Promote New Types of Rural Consumption in All Aspects
I. Provide Important Conditions for the Overall Development of New Types of Rural Consumption by Sending Elements to Rural Areas
II. Promote New Types of Rural Consumption with Integrated Development of Industries